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Turning Uncertainty into Breakthrough Opportunities

by Ram Charan

Ram Charan provides proven tools to help leaders embrace uncertainty and develop the skills to be better prepared to lead. The attacker’s advantage is the perceptual acuity to detect ahead of others forces that could radically reshape a market space so you can position your business to make the next move first.

How Leaders Stay Rooted in an Uncertain World

by Bob Rosen

Internationally renowned CEO advisor Bob Rosen proposes a new approach to leadership in Grounded in which leaders at every level can become more self-aware, develop their untapped potential, and drive better results for themselves, their teams and their organizations.

How to Put Planned Serendipity to Work for You and Your Business

The Art of Winning In An Age of Uncertainty

by Max McKeown

Max McKeown's new book harnesses the essence of human survival — the ability to adapt — to help people succeed in business and all other aspects of life. He draws on millions of years of evolution to create a practical and strategic set of rules that take adaption from an involuntary coping strategy to a deliberate winning strategy. Adaptability proves that innovation is important but not enough. The ability to adapt smarter and faster than the situation changes is what...

How to Win in Any Environment

by Stephen R. Covey, Bob Whitman

If there is one thing that is certain in business, it’s uncertainty. Still, there are great organizations that perform consistently and with excellence, regardless of the conditions. This practical book is about getting predictable results in good times and bad by applying four key principles: excellent execution; high trust levels with all stakeholders; achieving more with less; and transforming fear into engagement.

Ten Management Strategies to Prevail in the Recession and Thrive in the Aftermath

by Geoff Colvin

Geoff Colvin, one of America's most respected business journalists, says even the scariest recession has an upside. The best managers know conventional thinking won't help them win in these tough times. They're taking smart, practical steps that will not only keep them strong, but will also distance them from the pack for years to come. In his latest work, Colvin, author of the bestselling Talent is Overrated, offers ten solidly grounded strategies that will increase your company's...

Ten New Leadership Skills for an Uncertain World

by Bob Johansen

We are in a time of disruptive leadership change. In a VUCA world –– one characterized by volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity –– traditional leadership skills won’t be enough. Drawing on the latest ten-year research from the Institute for the Future, this powerful book explore the external forces that are shaking the foundations of leadership.

True Measures of Money, Business, and Life

The Business of Managing and Marketing in the Age of Turbulence

by John Caslione, Philip Kotler

As the fallout from the financial meltdown of 2008 grows progressively worse, companies, industries, and entire markets cling precariously to life or have ceased to exist altogether. And the turbulence may not be over anytime soon. Here noted business strategists Kotler and Casilone argue that these troubled times are not an aberration, but the new face of normal. Chaotics teaches how to be prepared for –– and thrive in –– this New Age of Turbulence.